Let $A$ be an abelian variety and $X$ a cone over $A$. Then $X$ is lo canonical, but as soon as $\dim A\geq 2$, then $X$ is not Cohen-Macaulay. (This you can see by computing the local cohomology at the vertex).
Sándor Kovács
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